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CAP AND TRADE

Washington voters reject initiative to impose carbon tax on
fossil fuels. Initiative 732, the nation’s first state ballot
measure to impose a carbon tax on fossil fuels, failed Tuesday on
a crowded slate of statewide initiatives facing Washington voters
this November. The nation’s first state ballot measure to impose
a carbon tax on fossil fuels failed Tuesday on a crowded slate of
statewide initiatives in Washington.
http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/carbon-emissions-tax-initiative-732/


Wash. carbon tax goes down in flames.  Voters in Washington state
rejected a proposal to implement America's first carbon tax by a
wide margin on Election Day, in a stinging rebuke to climate
hawks seeking a breakthrough in one of the country's most
environmentally conscious states. The result left carbon-tax
supporters to pick up the pieces following…
http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/2016/11/09/stories/1060045489 

AIR POLLUTION

Smog Chokes Delhi, Leaving Residents. ‘Cowering by Our Air
Purifiers’. Levels of the most dangerous particles soared over
the weekend in some places to more than 16 times the limit
India’s government considers safe. For days, many in Delhi have
been living as if under siege, trying to keep the dirty air away
from their children and older parents. But it is not easy: Open a
window or a door…
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/08/world/asia/india-delhi-smog.html


How China's horrific air quality magically turns cleaner: cotton.
China is known for having some of the most polluted air in the
world. But officials in one Chinese city found a way to at least
make that air appear cleaner, for awhile. Like many Chinese
cities, Xi'an, the provincial capital of Shaanxi, in the northern
part of the country, has air-monitoring equipment.
http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1107172_how-chinas-horrific-air-quality-magically-turns-cleaner-cotton


CLIMATE CHANGE

White House says committed to implementing Iran deal, climate
change agreement. The Obama administration remains committed to
implementing the Paris agreement on climate change and the Iran
nuclear deal through its final months, the White House said on
Wednesday after the presidential election victory of Republican
Donald Trump. "This administration will be committed to
implementing those policies through January 20th, and we will
live up to the commitments…
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-whitehouse-idUSKBN13439C


Trump win will not derail global climate effort, activists vow.
Grim-faced activists at U.N. climate negotiations in Morocco
pledged on Wednesday that the election of Donald Trump as U.S.
president would not derail global action to curb climate change
and deal with its worsening consequences. “It’s clear Donald
Trump is about to be one of the most powerful people in the
world...
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-climatechange-accord-trump-idUSKBN1342MD
 

Trump win raises fears over climate change goals, hits renewable
stocks. Donald Trump's election as U.S. president triggered fears
that his view that global warming is a hoax might lead other
nations to scale back ambitions under a landmark climate change
deal, while renewable energy stocks fell on world markets.
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-climatechange-idUSKBN1342E0


On Energy and Climate, Donald Trump to Chart a New Course. The
president-elect could try to roll back regulations on emissions,
hydraulic fracturing. On energy and environment issues,
President-elect Donald Trump appears likely to spend the next
four years working to unravel the expansive agenda President
Barack Obama has cultivated.
http://www.wsj.com/articles/on-energy-and-climate-donald-trump-to-chart-a-new-course-1478711336


Trump’s victory shocks international climate negotiations. The
surprise election of Donald J. Trump to the presidency of the
United States Tuesday night didn’t just stun global markets. It
also hurled doubt into international climate change negotiations
currently underway in Marrakech, Morocco this week, as
participants contemplated vows by Trump, a climate change
doubter, to “cancel” the Paris climate agreement that had brought
them together.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2016/11/09/trumps-victory-shocks-international-climate-negotiations/


Change Ahead: Shifts on Immigration, Climate, Health and Taxes.
The stunning election of Donald J. Trump as president and the
re-election of a Republican-controlled House and Senate will
usher in sweeping change to the nation’s policy course that will
most likely amount to a repudiation of much of President Obama’s
legacy and will reorient the United States’ position on the world
stage.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/10/us/politics/donald-trump-taxes-climate-immigration-health-care.html


The Paris climate deal just became law. Now countries must figure
out how to make good on their pledges. The landmark climate
accord reached in Paris in December was ratified with uncommon
speed, entering into force last week after it was approved by
countries accounting for nearly two-thirds of planet-warming
emissions.
http://www.latimes.com/world/africa/la-fg-morocco-climate-conference-20161107-story.html


Climate change: Nations will push ahead with plans despite Trump.
At UN climate talks in Morocco, countries say they are prepared
to move ahead without the US. President-elect Trump has said that
he will "cancel" the Paris Climate Agreement within 100 days of
taking office. Negotiators in Marrakech say that such a move
would seriously damage the credibility of the US.
http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-37928593 

Donald Trump doesn't believe in climate change — here are 16
irrefutable signs it's real. President-elect Donald Trump does
not believe that climate change is real, despite overwhelming
scientific evidence that our planet is warming. As president, he
wants to dismantle the Paris Agreement to reduce greenhouse gas
emissions, ramp up fossil-fuel production as a vehicle for job
growth, and restart the Keystone XL oil pipeline process.
http://www.businessinsider.com/irrefutable-signs-climate-change-is-real-2016-11


Donald Trump Victory Casts Shadow Over US Pledge to International
Climate Change Goals. Donald Trump's ascendance as
president-elect of the United States has caused many
environmentalists and world leaders to raise concerns over the
future president's stance on climate change -- a global issue he
has called a "hoax." Trump vowed in a speech at a petroleum
conference in North Dakota last May to cut off funding to United
Nations climate change programs…
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/donald-trump-victory-casts-shadow-us-pledge-international/story?id=43417554


A 'sea change' for power-sector climate action?  With Donald
Trump in the White House and Republicans controlling both
chambers of Congress and the Supreme Court, all expectations for
U.S. climate action flipped last night. Just days ago, some
environmental advocates were optimistic a President Hillary
Clinton could eventually consider an ambitious cap-and-trade
program or a carbon tax.
http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/2016/11/09/stories/1060045490 

Experts call on climate change panel to better reflect ocean
variability in their projections. Ocean variability and realistic
marine regional projections should be included in
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reports to
better inform policy-makers, state researchers from the
University of Bristol and University of Tasmania.
http://phys.org/news/2016-11-experts-climate-panel-ocean-variability.html#jCp


San Francisco prepares for sea-level rise. Climate change barely
made the cut as a campaign issue on the national stage, but it's
a big deal in San Francisco. In June, the city approved a measure
to raise $500 million over two decades to deal with sea-level
rise and other impacts of climate change. The move, called
Measure AA, was pushed by nonprofit Save the Bay and secured 70
percent of votes.
http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/2016/11/09/stories/1060045471 

Greens vow to give Trump 'hardest fight of his life' Green groups
are girding for battle against President-elect Donald Trump on
climate change. "Trump must choose whether he will be a President
remembered for putting America and the world on a path to climate
disaster, or for listening to the American public and keeping us
on a path to climate progress.
http://www.eenews.net/greenwire/2016/11/09/stories/1060045516 

DIESEL ACTVITIES

French investigators refer Renault diesel emissions to
prosecutor. French investigators have referred Renault (RENA.PA)
for possible prosecution over abnormal emissions of nitrogen
oxide (NOx) pollutants from some of its diesel engines, the
government said on Wednesday. The investigation, launched in the
wake of the Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE) emissions test-cheating
scandal, revealed on-the-road…
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-renault-diesel-idUSKBN1343E1 

FUELS

Petrobras to Cut Gasoline and Diesel Prices.  State-run oil
company had been using its near-monopoly in the fuel market to
shore up its cash flows for more than a year. Brazilian state-run
oil company Petróleo Brasileiro SA said Tuesday it has decided to
reduce prices for gasoline and diesel, after more than a year of
using its near-monopoly in the domestic fuel market to shore up
its cash flows.
http://www.wsj.com/articles/petrobras-to-cut-gasoline-and-diesel-prices-1478650000


Fracking ban: Environmentalists declare victory on Monterey
Measure Z. Environmentalists declared victory early Wednesday on
a nationally watched campaign to ban fracking, the controversial
oil drilling technique, along with all new oil drilling, in
Monterey County. Despite being outspent roughly 30-1 by Chevron,
Aera Energy…
http://www.mercurynews.com/2016/11/09/fracking-ban-environmentalists-declare-victory-on-monterey-measure-z/


Global oil demand could peak by 2020, says Shell. The rise of
electric cars has led many analysts to make predictions about the
future of the oil industry. ExxonMobil and OPEC have both made
statements indicating confidence that the majority of vehicles on
the world's roads will continue to be powered by fossil fuels for
the next few decades.
But Shell recently made a prediction that is a bit less
confident.
http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1107158_global-oil-demand-could-peak-by-2020-says-shell


VEHICLES

Michigan wants in on zero-emission funding in VW deal. Michigan
leaders are seeking information about projects to boost the use
of zero-emission vehicles such as electric cars that will be
funded by Volkswagen as part of the German automaker’s $14.7
billion settlement with federal regulators over allegations it
rigged hundreds of thousands of cars to cheat U.S. pollution
standards.
http://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/autos/foreign/vw-emissions-scandal/2016/11/07/vw-emissions/93443846/


CARB goes after defeat devices amid ongoing diesel woes. Report:
Audi defeat device claim prompts call for enforcement from
California. The California Air Resources Board (CARB) is
promising to take enforcement action against automakers that
could be using defeat device software similar to Volkswagen's to
circumvent state air pollution regulations…
http://autoweek.com/article/vw-diesel-scandal/carb-promises-crackdown-defeat-devices-amid-ongoing-diesel-woes#ixzz4PXe8WysJ


Could an EU switch to on-road emission tests allow more
pollution? The Volkswagen diesel scandal convinced European
regulators to switch from laboratory emissions testing to tests
that involve actual, on-road driving. This could prevent
automakers from deploying "defeat device" software like the kind
used by VW on laboratory tests…
http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1107138_could-an-eu-switch-to-on-road-emission-tests-allow-more-pollution

VW RECALL

German prosecutors confirm probe targeting VW's chairman. German
prosecutors confirmed on Monday they are investigating Volkswagen
AG's supervisory board chairman over suspected market
manipulation, in another blow to efforts to contain fallout from
the automaker's diesel emissions scandal. New questions also
arose over findings by US regulators about the extent of
emissions test…
http://dailytimes.com.pk/business/09-Nov-16/german-prosecutors-confirm-probe-targeting-vws-chairman


MISCELLANEOUS

Trump’s triumph: California awakes to shocking new political
landscape. California awoke Wednesday to a stunning new reality:
Republican Donald Trump will be the next president of the United
States, with congressional majorities that will empower him to
pursue an agenda most of the state finds objectionable and some
consider dangerous.
http://www.mercurynews.com/2016/11/09/trumps-triumph-california-awakes-to-shocking-new-political-landscape/


LA, Long Beach Ports Focus on Updating Clean Air Action Plan. The
governing boards of the Port of Los Angeles and the Port of Long
Beach will hold a joint public meeting Nov. 17 to discuss
proposals for updating the San Pedro Bay Ports Clean Air Action
Plan (CAAP). Developed over the past year, the CAAP Discussion
Document outlines the ports’ plans for expanding the aggressive
strategies…
http://www.marinelink.com/news/updating-action-beach418053 

OPINIONS

Green Elites Face Trump Threat. A chance to clean up rampant
cronyism in the energy sector won’t soon return. Whatever you
think of Donald Trump, his candidacy represents an important
opportunity. It’s a chance to dismiss a very particular elite
about whom it could be said, borrowing from Cromwell, “For any
good you have been doing . . . in the name of God, go!”
http://www.wsj.com/articles/green-elites-face-trump-threat-1478650057


Choking in New Delhi.  It is no longer safe to breathe in New
Delhi, one of the most polluted cities in the world. The problem
has grown steadily worse, but little has been done beyond stopgap
measures like allowing cars with odd- or even-numbered license
plates to be used only on alternate days. The city’s high levels
of fine particles — the most deadly because they penetrate more
deeply into the lungs…
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/08/opinion/choking-in-new-delhi.html?action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=opinion-c-col-right-region®ion=opinion-c-col-right-region&WT.nav=opinion-c-col-right-region


Challenges of global climate pact, 1 year after. Now comes the
hard part on curbing climate change. A year after some 200
countries agreed to shift energy policies and stem heat-trapping
emissions, it’s time to work out the critical next steps. One
critical factor: how the next president approaches the issue.
http://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/editorials/article/Challenges-of-global-climate-pact-1-year-after-10602209.php?ipid=gsa-sfgate-result

 Japan must pursue its own way to reduce greenhouse gas
emissions. The following editorial appears in Wednesday's Yomiuri
Shimbun: Japan's technological capability has a great role to
play in working toward reducing greenhouse gas emissions from the
entire world. A proposal for approving the Paris Agreement, a new
framework for measures against global warming, has been passed at
a plenary session of the House of Representatives.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sns-wp-yomiuri-editorial-climate-8c202726-a690-11e6-8042-f4d111c862d1-20161109-story.html


The Guardian view on air pollution: ministers must act.
Editorial.  Adults who grew up in less polluted days can cope
with pollution. But when a child’s lungs are damaged, they are
damaged for life. On Sunday, the capital city of one of the
world’s fastest growing economies was effectively shut down in an
emergency act. The reason was not terrorism, but air pollution.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/nov/08/the-guardian-view-on-air-pollution-ministers-must-act


How President Trump Will Affect Clean Energy and the Climate
Change Fight. So it happened. Donald Trump defeated Hillary
Clinton last night in a stunning victory. While many groups from
Silicon Valley to the auto industry are concerned about the win,
none should be more worried than those working on the future of
clean energy and the fight against climate change.
http://fortune.com/2016/11/09/rump-president-clean-energy-climate-change/

BLOGS

How Volkswagen’s diesel scandal may change the EV charging
landscape. As part of its settlement with federal and state
regulators over its diesel emissions cheating scandal, Volkswagen
has agreed to invest $2 billion in charging infrastructure over
the next 10 years. The money is supposed to come in chunks of
$500 million every 30 months. Volkswagen is largely free to
decide how and where to spend the money…
http://www.teslarati.com/volkswagen-diesel-scandal-change-ev-charging-landscape/


Trump presidency casts shadow over EPA and climate goals. What
the political earthquake might mean for national and
international environment policy. The results are in and the
Republican candidate Donald Trump has been confirmed as the 45th
president of the United States after projections showed he will
pass the 270 electoral college winning line prompting Hilary
Clinton to concede defeat.
https://environment-analyst.com/50881/trump-presidency-casts-shadow-over-epa-and-climate-goals


President Trump Will Make America's Energy Sector Great Again.
We’ll see more fracking, more pipelines, a defanged EPA, and no
carbon tax. As he declared in his victory speech last night,
President Trump will root his efforts to make America great again
in vast infrastructure projects, tax cuts and pro-business
policies that he says will result in millions of new jobs and
economic growth.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/christopherhelman/2016/11/09/president-trump-will-make-americas-energy-sector-great-again/#597d380564e2


The economic consequences of Donald Trump. FROM late January,
Donald Trump will have all the authority of the American
executive, and the support of a unified Republican Congress,
behind him. He will, therefore, be in a position to deliver
profound and lasting change. The near-term economic effect of a
Trump presidency is perhaps not of foremost concern to vulnerable
racial and religious minorities in America, or to nervous NATO
allies in Eastern Europe.
http://www.economist.com/blogs/freeexchange/2016/11/global-economy
 

Can Individual US States, The Private Sector, And The
International Community Fix The Climate Despite Trump Election?
Kevin Fay heads the International Climate Change Partnership
(ICCP), but he was in law school when Ronald Reagan was elected.
“Most of the members of the law school at the time were
instantaneously suicidal, and thought the end of the world is at
hand,” he said this morning, to delegates at year-end climate
talks who’d packed the International Emissions Trading
Association pavilion to try…
http://www.ecosystemmarketplace.com/articles/trump-reactions/ 

California Will no Longer Have Drought Problems.  A team of
scientists in Vancouver has come up with a great ecological
initiative to put an end to California’s drought problems. Along
with the Land Art Generator Initiative 2016, the researchers
presented their project, a solar-powered pipe which would filter
the seawater without any long-term environmental consequences.
http://www.wallstreetotc.com/california-no-drought-problems/225889/




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